17493. Adulteration and misbranding of black pepper.   U. S. v. 5   200-Pound
Drums, etc. (and 5 other seizure actions). (F. D. C. Nos. 30696, 30697, 
30712, 30743, 31009, 31033. Sample Nos. 9080-L, 11376-L, 16176-L, 
27831-L to 27833-L, inch, 28151-L, 30155-L, 30156-L,)
Northern Districts of California, Ohio, and Illinois, District of Kansas, and 
Western District of Washington.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 14, August 1 and 9, September 13, Oc- 
tober 4, and November 24, 1950, and January 30 and February 1 and 12, 1951, 
by the Meer Corp., from New York, N. Y. 
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PRODUCT: Black pepper, 6 200-pound drums, 4 250-pound drums, and 1 100- 
pound drum at San Francisco, Calif.; 4 100-pound drums at Akron, Ohio; 
9 250-pound drums at Chicago, Ill.; 6 250-pound drums at Kansas City, 
Kans.; and 3   200-pound drums at Seattle, Wash.
LABEL IN PART: "Ground [or "Cracked"] Black Pepper," "Black Pepper 
Ground [or "Pure Ground"]," or "Decorticated Black [or "Black Decorti- 
cated"] Pepper."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), a mixture of black 
pepper and paradise seed had been substituted in whole or in part for black 
pepper.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the above-quoted label statements were false 
and misleading as applied to a product consisting of a mixture of black pepper 
and paradise seed.
DISPOSITION : The cases were consolidated with others in the District of New 
Jersey on May 16, 1951. On June 8, 1951, the Meer Corp., New York, N. Y., 
claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the court ordered that the product be released under 
bond for remixing, repackaging, and relabeling, under the supervision of the 
Food and Drug Administration.